APU Articles
New Program Streamlines Degree Completion
April 13, 2015
New Dean Named for School of Business and Management
April 06, 2015
Faculty Member Named as Emerging Scholar
March 31, 2015
Diverse Issues in Higher Education recognized Rachel Gonzales-Castaneda, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, as 1 of 12 Emerging Scholars of the Year in the January 2015 issue. The publication annually honors young scholars for the uniqueness of their fields of study and their commitment to teaching.
Honors College Hosts Renowned Political Theorist
March 30, 2015
Students and faculty explored the incisive language and organic nature of America’s cardinal text, the Declaration of Independence, when the Honors College hosted Danielle S. Allen, Ph.D., during a Koch Lecture Series event on February 18, 2015. With doctorates from Cambridge University and Harvard University, Allen holds an endowed chair and teaches at Princeton University. Her APU lecture focused on her recent book, Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality (Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2014), delving into the meaning of democracy and its implications for Americans, and facilitating rigorous dialogue among attendees.
A Tale of Two Schools
March 09, 2015
Mothers Are Leaders: An Interview with the Author/Editor
February 18, 2015
Abraham Lincoln once said, “All I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” Mothers, in most cases, are the heart of the family, helping life run smoothly. A wildly popular YouTube video from last year, “World’s Toughest Job,” showed unknowing applicants interview for a position that had 24-hour-a-day responsibilities and no pay. That daunting job turned out to be motherhood. Indeed, a mother wears many hats—communicator, multitasker, mediator, and caregiver, to name just a few.
Science Fiction Magazine Exhibit Explores Culture
February 09, 2015
University Libraries’ Special Collections hosted the “Amazing and Astounding: Science Fiction Pulp Magazines from 1920 to 1950” exhibit August 20–October 3, 2014. The display featured dozens of pulps, generously lent by collector William Lomax, Ph.D., from his collection of nearly 20,000 volumes of science fiction magazines.
Silent Beauty
January 20, 2015
News Set Signals Importance of Broadcast Journalism
January 19, 2015
Art and Soul
January 14, 2015
The River of Faith
January 12, 2015
Contrary to the popular saying, I believe it is un familiarity, not familiarity, that breeds contempt. This occurs not only when we encounter different cultures and religious beliefs, but also when we discover differing understandings, traditions, and practices of our Christian faith. Confronted with these variations, many Christians tend to withdraw from fellow believers in a veiled, yet very real, form of bias toward those who do not share the same interpretation of the history and practice of Christianity.
Reporting on a Celebration of Freedom: The 25 Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
December 05, 2014
Laser light shows and musical performances from Britain's Peter Gabriel, and the German rock band Silly filled the air at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, on the evening of November 9, 2014. More than 50,000 people gathered at the historic landmark to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany. Six jumbotrons surrounded the crowd, showing pictures of the 136 refugees killed attempting to escape the infamous Berlin Wall.
New Physical Therapy App Brings the Textbook to Life
December 04, 2014
Michael Wong, PT, DPT, O.C.S., FAAOMPT, associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, knew there was a problem in physical therapy classrooms. Students learned information from their textbooks and passed their exams, yet were not fully prepared when faced with a real patient. “A void existed between reading the textbook and sitting in front of a person experiencing terrible back pain,” said Wong. “We read and taught concepts chapter-by-chapter, but solving problems in the clinic requires connecting different areas of knowledge together.”
Bringing God’s Kingdom to Earth
December 04, 2014